| Aquatic Ecologists: |
Department |
Research Interests |
| Dr. Robert Carlson |
Biological Sciences |
Community structure in lakes and streams; lake evaluation and restoration; modeling of aquatic systems; drinking water quality; paleolimnology; website |
| Dr. Ferenc DeSzalay |
Biological Sciences |
Responses of aquatic invertebrates to management strategies in wetlands, streams, lakes, and ponds; mosquito ecology and control methods; vegetational, hydrological, and trophic factors regulating invertebrate communities in aquatic ecosystems; website |
| Dr. Robert Heath |
Biological Sciences |
Biochemical limnology; phosphorus dynamics in aquatic ecosystems; planktonic biochemistry and physiological ecology; land-use impact on planktonic community development in Lake Erie; composition and significance of dissolved organic matter in controlling planktonic community production; biochemical indicators of eutrophication; Great Lakes coastal wetlands; website |
| Dr. W. Randolph Hoeh |
Biological Sciences |
Evolution of bivalved mollusk morphology, mating systems, and gender-associated mitochondrial DNA genomes; website |
| Dr. Mark Kershner |
Biological Sciences |
Theoretical and empirical investigations of lake community ecology, predator-prey interactions, and fish ecology; website |
| Dr. Adam Leff |
Biological Sciences |
Microbial ecology |
| Dr. Laura Leff |
Biological Sciences |
Microbial ecology of aquatic ecosystems with emphasis on bacterial ecology of streams; integrating different fields of Biological Sciences (i.e., ecology, microBiological Sciences, molecular Biological Sciences) to provide insight into the function and structure of aquatic ecosystems; website |
| Outside Discipline Faculty Members: |
Department |
Research Interests |
| Dr. Brent Bruot |
Biological Sciences |
Sex hormone synthesis and secretion in disease states; The role of gonadotropins and thyroid stimulating hormone in the development of polycystic ovaries; Mechanism whereby autoimmune disorders may cause testicular dysfunction; website |
| Dr. Douglas Kline |
Biological Sciences |
Gamete physiology; oocyte maturation; in vitro fertilization of mammalian eggs and the regulation of egg activation; website |
| Dr. Jay Lee |
Geography |
Theories and applications in geographic information science; specific applications in GIS for communities or regional planning; Internet-based GIS; conceptual studies such as accuracy/errors of GIS data; website |
| Dr. Jennifer Marcinkiewicz |
Biological Sciences |
Ovarian physiology; ovarian follicle development; oocyte-somatic cell interactions; effects of cytokines on ovarian function; website |
| Dr. Eric Mintz |
Biological Sciences |
Neurochemical regulation of mammalian circadian rhythms, sex differences in brain function, and neural regulation of social behavior; website |
| Dr. Andy Moore |
Geology |
Sediment transport issues by large events, including tsunamis and floods; dam removal on the Cuyahoga River; website |
| Dr. Joseph Ortiz |
Geology |
Climate and Paleoclimate Studies; Quaternary and Pleistocene Stratigraphy; water quality by remote sensing; Earth science application development for electromagnetic sensors; website |
| Dr. Oscar Rocha |
Biological Sciences |
To determine levels of genetic variation in natural populations of plants and animals. I am interested to understand how ecological factors, such as reproductive biology and human disturbances, affect the distribution of genetic variation. Reproductive ecology; Selective abortion of fruits and seeds; Genetic diversity and conservation of genetic resources; Conservation ecology. |
| Dr. Andrea Schwarzbach |
Biological Sciences |
Molecular plant systematics; historical biogeography and phylogeography of plants; evolution of mangrove plants; functional evolutionary genetics and plant adaptations; website |
| Dr. Alison Smith |
Geology |
Paleolimnology, Holocene climate change, Micropaleontology; website |
| Dr. Mandy Munro-Stasik |
Geography |
Subglacial landform genesis; hummocky moraine, erosional glacial landscapes, and palaeo- subglacial lakes; remote sensing and digital elevation models to map and analyze palaeo-glacial landscapes, watersheds, and landuse change; website |
| Dr. Sean Veney |
Biological Sciences |
Understanding the mechanisms (hormonal and non-hormonal) that contribute to the development and maintenance of sex differences in the anatomy and behavior of vertebrates. My lab utilizes the zebra finch as a model system to specifically investigate the critical factors that contribute to the dimorphic development of the brain and syrinx (vocal organ), which are crucial for the display of differences and behavior; website |
| Dr. L. Gwenn Volkert |
Computer Science |
BioMolecular computing, evolutionary computation, collective automata theory, microscopic image tracking and analysis, biological modeling and simulation, computational biology; website |
| Dr. Christopher Woolverton |
Biological Sciences |
Bacterial-host interactions; cellular and molecular responses to inflammatory bacterial products; physiological responses to bacterial disease, novel antimicrobial therapies; website |
